IMMUNOLOGY

OVERVIEW OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF IMMUNOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Select all choices that are connected to Biogenesis
A
Rudolf Virchow
B
living cells can arise from pre-existing cells
C
Chaim Weizmann
D
Louis Pasteur
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -He gave the Theory of Biogenesis. According to his experiments, he proved that microbes come from other microbes. According to Pasteur’s hypothesis: all living organisms arise from the cells of organisms on dust particles in the air, whereas not from the air itself.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1859, Louis Pasteur set up his demonstrative experiments to prove biogenesis right down to a bacterial level. By 1861, he succeeded in establishing biogenesis as a solid theory rather than a controversial hypothesis.

Detailed explanation-3: -Biogenesis is the theory that life can only be produced by living organisms.

Detailed explanation-4: -The theory of Biogenesis, was proposed by Louis Pasteur. According, to the theory life originates from pre-existing life.

Detailed explanation-5: -Biogenesis refers to the process wherein life arises from similar life forms. The principle of biogenesis is opposite to that of spontaneous generation.

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